i recently did a week long class with my middle school students on common english expressions, and i'm thinking of doing an encore as it was very successful and i think quite helpful to them. What i'm looking for here is some other expressions that are commonly used in the english language...short, usually slang, expressions...if anyone could help me out with some more i'd be much obliged...here are some i've used in my previous class...

How's it going?
Give me a break.
I'm going to "hang out with" so and so....
Just relax...
I'm going to hit the sack (admittedly a tad dated, but still a saying i suppose)
Take it easy...
I'm a little out of it today (I use this one a lot so it was beneficial to teach them what it meant)
What's going on?
I'm going to "drop by" the store...
Just around the corner...

There are so many books of idioms should not be difficult to find. I usually add one or two for extra points on a test. Get's the mind thinking a little for the more advanced students. Try and use some Idioms from England, Australia and New Zealand. Try to show the difference in cultures is what allows for the relevance of meaning.

On a side note, does anybody notice with some of your english-speaking Korean friends, that they like to say 'What the *beep*?', a lot more than Westerners? I crack up when they say that. I'm starting to use it a lot more, as a result.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:02 pm Post subject:

Zyzyfer wrote:

In all seriousness, I second "What's up?" And for Pete's sake, teach your kids to say something other than "I'mfinethankyouandyou" when you ask them how they are.

I did a whole set of lessons the other day with my older kids, getting all sorts of different things they could say when asked "how are you". I let them know that I will no longer accept, and actually refuse to let them utter, write, scream, or in any other way make known - I am fine thank you, and you?.